※ [本文转录自 J-League 看板] 作者: Mihajlovic (耶稣你真的是神到爆！) 看板: J-League 标题: [联合会盃] 日本祈祷奇蹟会再度出现 时间: Tue Jun 21 17:40:12 2005 Japan praying for another Miracle of Miami 20 June 2005 by AFP Japan face Brazil in Cologne on Wednesday spurred on by their famous victory over the South Americans at the 1996 Olympics - the so-called 'Miracle of Miami'. Goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi has fond memories of that upset in Florida, the Jubilo Iwata player producing a series of fine saves - and he knows he will need another magical performance in Wednesday's make-or-break FIFA Confederations Cup Group B clash. "Miami was the best game of my career, I don't know whether I'll be able to keep another clean sheet on Wednesday, I hope so," he said on Monday. Japan have to beat Brazil to make it into the semi-finals while Brazil need only a draw to join Mexico in the last four. Wednesday's fixture took on an altogether different hue after Brazil suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat against Mexico to leave them level on points with Zico's Japan. Kawaguchi said: "The pressure's on Brazil, we have no pressure. We'll be the more relaxed team, that's good. We'll make a few chances and we have to score - we know if we don't we'll be on the plane home." For Zico the stakes don't come much higher for while this competition is no FIFA World Cup, Wednesday's game pits him against his country of birth for the first time since taking over from Philippe Troussier as Japan coach. "It's an extremely special game for me. When I hear the national anthem I'll be very emotional but the minute it's over I'll be working for Japan," said the former Brazil star. Zico reported no injury concerns as he gave the players who did not figure in Sunday's 1-0 win over Greece a training session held in the searing afternoon heat at the Viktoria football ground on the outskirts of Cologne. Assessing Wednesday's assignment the 52-year-old Zico echoed Kawaguchi's thoughts saying: "Brazil have all the pressure. That may be good for Japan, but then again the Brazil players are used to coping with pressure." Reflecting on his work as Japan coach he added: "What I'm trying to do here is make the team more balanced, more powerful and organised." He inevitably declined to discuss tactics, but it will not have escaped his notice that Mexico's game plan of closing down the midfield, defending to the death and counterattacking wherever possible seemed to work well enough in Hanover. Zico has tried to impress on his team the importance of treating Brazil not like football gods but like any other team. "Brazil have so many talented players, but so do I," he explained. "There's not a lot of difference between teams today, everyone can beat anyone. "OK, Brazil are a great team, but they can be beaten - we've got to go out and win." Just like in Miami nine years ago. --- 不只是 Zico 自己期待这场与祖国的比赛 守门员川口能活也表示这场比赛绝对是日本重要的一场挑战 为什麽标题提到『迈阿密』呢？ 因为九年前日本在 1996 年亚特兰大奥运会中爆冷击败夺冠热门巴西 当时年轻的守门员就是川口能活（现在许多中坚球员当年也是核心） 他回忆道：那或许是他生涯中表现最「神」的一场比赛了 在那场比赛中川口左扑右挡将巴西许多刁钻的射门不可思议地拒绝了～ 川口和 Zico 不约而同的表示日本虽然也有压力 但明显，更大的压力是在巴西那一方 这位巴西传奇巨星也鼓励他的球员说... 巴西人不是不可击败的，因为他们毕竟也是人，而不是「足球神」! （原文：Football Gods） 日本期待能再创九年前那一次迈阿密奇蹟！ --

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